I'm going to be spending July in Japan studying Panchinko machine aesthetics and Shinto mythology...  If you are going to be Tokyo or Osaka, get in touch!  I have a show with a collaborator of mine who lives in Osaka, Matt Aguiluz, on July 8th at "And's" in Shimachi, Osaka.  I gotta give a shout-out to my advisor Kevin H. Jones, for all of his encouragement on this one, and Tulane University for their support.